Korfball Federation of Armenia
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The Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA) ({{langx|hy|Հայաստանի կորֆբոլի ֆեդերացիա}}), is the regulating body of korfball in Armenia, governed by the Armenian Olympic Committee. The headquarters of the federation is located in Yerevan.{{cite web |title=Ազգային ֆեդերացիաներ - Հայաստանի Ազգային Օլիմպիական Կոմիտե |url=http://armnoc.am/arm/anoc/federations/ |website=armnoc.am}}https://www.arlis.am/DocumentView.aspx?docid=55362 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}
History
The Korfball Federation of Armenia was established in 1991 and is currently led by President Vardan Shahumyan. The Federation oversees the training of korfball athletes and is responsible for the development of korfball in the country.http://escs.am/files/files/2019-08-19/d24ab44ac06886a979ca1602e09fe90d.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}} The Federation organizes Armenia's participation in European and international korfball competitions, including in the IKF World Korfball Championships. The Federation is a full member of the International Korfball Federation.{{cite web|url=https://korfball.sport/ikf-members/|title=IKF Members}}
Activities
The Federation manages the Armenia national korfball team and the Armenian national beach korfball team.{{cite web|url=https://www.localgymsandfitness.com/AM/Yerevan/1029080993790671/Korfball-Armenia|title=Korfball Armenia, Rubinyanc, Yerevan (2022)|website=www.localgymsandfitness.com}}
The Armenia national korfball team participated in the 2016 International Korfball Tournament in the Netherlands.{{cite web|url=https://docplayer.nl/61806484-Een-toernooi-dat-in-de-korfbalwereld-niet-meer-weg-te-denken-is-met-een-fantastisch-deelnemersveld.html|title=Een toernooi dat in de korfbalwereld niet meer weg te denken is met een fantastisch deelnemersveld. - PDF Free Download|website=docplayer.nl}}
On 28 August 2021, the Armenian national beach korfball team participated in the International Beach Korfball tournament in The Hague, the Netherlands.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/armeniankorf/ Korfball Federation of Armenia] on Facebook
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